Template:Infobox software license

GNU Lesser General Public License
	The GNU logo
Author	Free Software Foundation
Version	1.0
Copyright	Free Software Foundation
Published	1991
DFSG compatible	Yes
Free software	Yes
OSI approved	Yes
GPL compatible	Yes
Copyleft	Yes
Linking from code with a different license	Yes

GNU General Public License
	The GNU logo
Author	Free Software Foundation
Version	3
Copyright	Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Published	29 June 2007
DFSG compatible	Yes
Free software	Yes
OSI approved	Yes
GPL compatible	Yes
Copyleft	Yes
Linking from code with a different license	No

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This template creates an infobox useful for summarizing common characteristics of Free Software and Open Source Software licenses.

Usage change

{{ Infobox software license
| name            = 
| image           = 
| caption         =
| author          = 
| version         = 
| copyright       = 
| date            = 
| OSI approved    = Yes or No or n/a
| Debian approved = Yes or No or n/a
| Free Software   = Yes or No or n/a
| GPL compatible  = Yes or No
| copyfree        = Yes or No
| copyleft        = Yes or No or Partial
| linking         = Yes or No
}}

Required Parameters change

author — person or an organization that created the license
version — version of the license, if any
copyright — person or organization claiming a copright on the license itself
date — date of publication of the license
OSI approved — Yes if the Open Source Initiative has approved the license, No if not.
Debian approved — Yes if the Debian Project has approved the license, No if not.
Free Software — Yes if the license meets The Free Software Definition, No if not.
GPL compatible — Yes if software licensed under the license can be combined with software licensed under the GNU General Public License, No if not.
copyfree — Yes if the software falls under a copyfree approved license, No if not.
copyleft — Yes if software licensed under the license requires licensees to extend the same rights they received to others, No if not, or Partial if somewhere in the middle.
linking — Yes if software licensed under the license can be linked with software licensed under other licenses, No if not.

Optional Parameters change

name — name of the license.
image — logo, mascot or emblem for license. Optional. Must take the form of an image reference (e.g., [[Image:something.jpg]].
caption — optional caption for the image. Ignored if no image is supplied.

Examples change

GPL 3.0 change

{{ Infobox software license
| name            = GNU General Public License
| image           = [[Image:Heckert GNU white.svg|160px]]
| caption         = The GNU logo
| author          = [[Free Software Foundation]]
| version         = 3
| copyright       = Free Software Foundation, Inc.
| date            = [[29 June]] [[2007]]
| OSI approved    = Yes
| Debian approved = Yes
| Free Software   = Yes
| GPL compatible  = Yes
| copyleft        = Yes
| linking         = No
}}

LGPL 1.0 change

{{ Infobox software license
| name            = GNU Lesser General Public License
| image           = [[Image:Heckert GNU white.svg|160px]]
| caption         = The GNU logo
| author          = [[Free Software Foundation]]
| version         = 1.0
| copyright       = Free Software Foundation
| date            = 1991
| OSI approved    = Yes
| Debian approved = Yes
| Free Software   = Yes
| GPL compatible  = Yes
| copyleft        = Yes
| linking         = Yes
}}

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